Taiwanese firm Novatek has introduced plans to start mass manufacturing of OLED shows with TDDI (contact and show driver integration) expertise as early because the second quarter of 2025, provide chain publication DigiTimes reported immediately.


The report states that Apple is “expected” to be one in every of Novatek’s first prospects, though this declare seems to be speculative.

“While industry insiders remain tight-lipped about potential end customers, speculation suggests that Novatek’s proposed shipping schedule could align with the next-generation iPhone displays in 2025,” the report says. If this hypothesis proves to be correct, a minimum of some iPhone 17 fashions might undertake the expertise subsequent yr.

Provided that TDDI expertise would permit for Apple gadgets to have thinner OLED shows, by way of integration of the contact and show driver layers, the expertise appears significantly becoming for the rumored ultra-thin “iPhone 17 Air.”

It stays to be seen if Apple truly strikes ahead with adopting this expertise. The report additional speculated that Apple may first use it in lower-volume merchandise in comparison with the iPhone, akin to future iPad and Apple Watch fashions, and the expertise would even be appropriate for a long-rumored foldable iPhone or iPad.

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